is Ultrasound-guided Foam Sclerotherapy a Cost-effective Alternate for Treatment of Varicose Veins?

Early Phase 1

• Conditions: Pain; Leg Edema; Cost Effectiveness; Cosmesis
• Interventions: Drug: Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate

• Registration Number: NCT04655417
• Lead Sponsor: Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan

Brief Summary

. It is the aim of this paper is to discuss our experience of foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins atour hospital

Detailed Description

we will manage all patients with vericose veins with injection sclerotherapy and will monitor there response in terms of relive in vsisble veins, swelling and pain.

we also want to evaluate hoe many sessions of injection sclerotherapy are required for complete resolution of symptoms.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-21
• Status Verified: 2020-11
• Study First Submitted: 2020-11-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-11-30
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-07
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-07
• Primary Completion: 2021-02-21
• Study Completion: 2021-02-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

• All the patients who present with symptomatic varicose veins underwent a duplex scan by radiologist to identify site of reflux and condition of deep veins. If the patient is a candidate for intervention then he is offered surgery or foam sclerotherapy

Exclusion Criteria

• recurrent and secondary varicose veins

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
INTERVENTION GROUP	Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate	SINGLE ARM OF PATIENTS WHO WILL RECEIVE SAME TREATMENT

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain by VAS score	1 MONTH	pain by VAS score
leg edema	1 MONTH	leg edema
cosmesis	1 MONTH	cosmesis
cost effectiveness	1 MONTH	cost effectiveness

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Anum Arif; 🇵🇰 Lahore, Select A State Or Province, Pakistan